Originally Posted by
J Miller
......I need to make a special case for my 99K HC machine. With the HC on it's too long for a normal bentwood case.
Joe
Hi Joe,
You can use a normal bentwood case for your 99K31 HC if you make a little extra room for the crank. I made one and then sold it to a lady back in 2008. A few days ago, a friend of mine said he’d come up with a hand crank machine that he wanted to sell that I may be interested in, so I went to look at it. I recognized it as soon as I walked in the room. Long story short, I bought the 99K31 back, nicknamed it “Boomerang” (Boomer for short), and plan to keep it in my collection this time.
To modify the top, I measured and marked where the center of the crank hub would hit the inside of the top. Then to make sure my measurement was correct, I turned the crank until the disengaged handle hung down in the accessory compartment, put a dab of grease on each of the two ears that the handle is mounted on, and carefully placed the top onto the base and leaned it toward the machine. The grease spots confirmed my center mark placement. I then used a 2” hole saw to drill/cut halfway through from the inside and stopped at halfway through. Then I cut the other half of the hole from the outside, running the drill slowly in reverse for the outer layer of laminate, then switching to forward once I got past the thin material. I used a reversible electric drill and a 2” hole saw.
I used a rusty old rear inspection plate from an unknown machine attached with a wood screw to cover the outside of the hole.
CD in Oklahoma